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Natarajan credits Aravind for death-overs slower bouncer
T. Natarajan, the left-arm pacer for iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans in the Tamil Nadu Premier League, recorded his best figures this season after using a slower bouncer to dismiss R.S. Ambrish and Shahrukh…
T. Natarajan, the left-arm pacer for iDream Tiruppur Tamizhans in the Tamil Nadu Premier League, recorded his best figures this season after using a slower bouncer to dismiss R.S. Ambrish and Shahrukh Khan against Vida Kovai Kings in Dindigul. He finished with two wickets for 24 runs in four overs.
Natarajan said he has been working with former India and Karnataka left-arm pacer Sreenath Aravind for three years. He developed the slower bouncer over two years as a variation needed in modern T20 cricket, where batters easily hit predictable deliveries at the death.
Their collaboration focuses on small technical corrections, creating angles against right and left-hand batters, and spotting errors Natarajan cannot see himself. After a collarbone injury last year, Aravind even travelled to Natarajan's ground in Salem to work with him for four days.
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The partnership highlights a recurring pattern in Indian domestic cricket: retired internationals like Aravind, who played 12 T20Is for India and 94 first-class matches for Karnataka, are mentoring the next generation outside the IPL ecosystem. For Natarajan, whose IPL career has been interrupted by injuries since his 2020-21 Australia tour breakthrough, the slower bouncer adds a crucial option. His TNPL form will be watched closely ahead of the next IPL auction cycle, where franchises value bowlers who can defend runs in the death overs. The real measure will be whether this variation translates into consistent wickets in the remaining TNPL matches.
Natarajan next plays for Tiruppur Tamizhans on August 28 against Salem Spartans.
Source: thehindu.com
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